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N6-methyladenosine Modulates Messenger RNA Translation Efficiency

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Wang, Xiao, Zhao, Boxuan Simen, Roundtree, Ian A., Lu, Zhike, Han, Dali, Ma, Honghui, Weng, Xiaocheng, Chen, Kai +2 more·2015·Cell

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N(6)-methyladenosine (m(6)A) is the most abundant internal modification in mammalian mRNA. This modification is reversible and non-stoichiometric and adds another layer to the dynamic control of mRNA metabolism. The stability of m(6)A-modified mRNA is regulated by an m(6)A reader protein, human YTHDF2, which recognizes m(6)A and reduces the stability of target transcripts. Looking at additional functional roles for the modification, we find that another m(6)A reader protein, human YTHDF1, actively promotes protein synthesis by interacting with translation machinery. In a unified mechanism of m(6)A-based regulation in the cytoplasm, YTHDF2-mediated degradation controls the lifetime of target transcripts, whereas YTHDF1-mediated translation promotion increases translation efficiency, ensuring effective protein production from dynamic transcripts that are marked by m(6)A. Therefore, the m(6)A modification in mRNA endows gene expression with fast responses and controllable protein production through these mechanisms.

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  • Synergistic interactions between YTHDF1 and YTHDF3 allow recognition of m6A in the 3′UTR to facilitate translation.

    “m6A modifications in the 3′UTR are recognized by YTHDF2 to regulate mRNA degradation (Wang et al., 2014), while synergistic interactions between YTHDF1 and YTHDF3 allow recognition of m6A in the 3′UTR to facilitate translation (Wang and Roundtree, 2015; Shi et al., 2017).”

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    The Results sections “YTHDF1 Binds m6A inside Cells” and “YTHDF1 Modulates the Translation Dynamics of m6A-Modified mRNA” show that YTHDF1 recognizes m6A and promotes translation. The Discussion places YTHDF1-binding sites near the stop codon and in the 3′ UTR. The cited paper does not establish a synergistic interaction between YTHDF1 and YTHDF3; its discussion of cooperation concerns YTHDF1 and YTHDF2. Page numbers were not available in our copy. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Wang, X., Zhao, B. S., Roundtree, I. A., Lu, Z., Han, D., Ma, H., Weng, X., Chen, K., Shi, H., & He, C.
Affiliations
Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Corresponding author
He, Chuan
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-06
Volume
161
Issue
6
Pages
1388-1399
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W1941339056
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Language
en
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Funders
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute
  • Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (T32GM007281, R01GM071440, R01GM113194)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA modifications and cancer
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA and protein synthesis mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › RNA regulation and disease
Keywords
N6-methyladenosine, mRNA methylation, YTHDF1, YTHDF2, mRNA stability, mRNA degradation, translation efficiency, mRNA metabolism, protein synthesis
MeSH terms
Adenosine, Gene Expression Regulation, Humans, Peptide Initiation Factors, Ribosomes, RNA, Messenger, Protein Biosynthesis, RNA-Binding Proteins, RNA Stability

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